Margaret M Lolkema
May 27, 2016
Margaret Lolkema, nee Holleman, age 87, of South Holland, IL, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 27, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Lolkema. Loving mother of the late Karen Hamstra, Arlene (late David) Schoon, Linda (John) Surowiec, Cheryl (Robert) Hart and loving mother-in-law of Fred (Linda) Hamstra. Proud grandmother of 10; great-grandmother...
Cornelius Deyoung
May 26, 2016
Cornelius DeYoung, age 91, of South Holland, IL went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Jeanette DeYoung (nee Anker). Loving father of Jim (Sue) DeYoung, Jerry (LuAnn) DeYoung, and Jan (Bill) Lenting. Devoted grandfather of 7: Jim (Kristen), Jeff (Tracy), Keith (Jen), Kelly (Tim), Kim (Rick), Jonathan, Tiffany...
Thomas Brendan Redmond
May 26, 2016
Thomas B. Redmond, age 70 of Homewood, Illinois passed away peacefully May 26, 2016. Beloved husband of Sally Redmond for 38 years. Loving father of Patrick (Jessie) Redmond, Timothy Redmond and Ryan Redmond. Cherished grandfather of Quinn Redmond. Dear brother of Mary (Perry) Campbell and Cathy (Ronald) Begora. Adoring uncle to many nieces and nephews. Thomas was preceded in death...
Thomas D Tanis
May 23, 2016
Thomas D. Tanis, age 93, of Crete, IL passed away peacefully Monday, May 23, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy Tanis, nee Barth. Loving father of Dolores (Donald) Treadway and Patricia (Gilbert) Swets. Proud grandfather of Rick (Cindy) Eriks, Mike (Penny) Eriks, John Swets, Tom Swets, Cyndee (Tim) Breshock, and Mary Beth (Jason) Westgor. Great-grandfather of 12. Preceded in...
Bill "Bigfoot" Hellmer
May 23, 2016
Bill "Bigfoot" Hellmer, age 71, of DeMotte, IN, formerly South Chicago Heights, IL, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016. Loving husband of Charlotte H. Hellmer, nee Katauskas. Devoted father of Gerritt (Amy Stout) Hellmer, Jeff (Deana) Skimel, Deborah (Andrew) Robustelli, and Patricia (Eric) McMahon. Proud Pops of Andrew Jr., Claudia, and Adeline. Visitation from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Thursday,...
Kimberly J Fouch
May 20, 2016
Kimberly J. Fouch, nee Tanner, age 52, suddenly, of Dyer, IN, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016. Loving wife of Jeffrey L. Fouch. Devoted mother of Ryan Fouch. Beloved daughter of Robert and Joann Tanner. Dear sister of Robert (Joan) Tanner Jr. Kind aunt and cousin of many. Visitation Tuesday, May 24, 2016 from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Smits...
Patricia Volkert
May 19, 2016
Patricia Volkert, age 73, of Steger, IL, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016. Beloved mother to Patrick Bapties, Donald Volkert, and Annette Medrano; Loving grandmother to Amber, Christopher and Amanda Lynn. Beloved daughter of Ann Bapties. Dear sister of Paul Bapties Jr, Ronald Bapties, Roxanne (Rick) Woodyard. Cherished aunt of Melissa Woodyard. Patricia will be dearly missed by all who...
Lawrence Stratford Hansen
May 18, 2016
Hansen, Lawrence (Larry) 12/22/1936 - 5/18/2016 Larry Hansen of Grand Blanc, MI, unexpectedly passed away early morning on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Larry was born in Harvey, Illinois and spent most of his childhood in Crete and Steger. He worked as an industrial Engineer for Borg Warner in Frankfort for 27 years before moving to Colorado and then to Michigan....
Nellie J Deyoung
May 16, 2016
Nellie J. DeYoung, nee Vroegh , age 88, of South Holland, IL, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Henry W. DeYoung. Loving mother of Mary (Edward) Panozzo, Robert (Diane) DeYoung, and John (Karen) DeYoung. Devoted grandmother of 8; great-grandmother of 16. Dear sister Adriana (late Erwin) Wognum, the late Seymour "Sam" (late Wilmetta) Vroegh and...
Elizabeth K Flassig
May 15, 2016
Elizabeth K. Flassig, nee Sindt, age 84, of South Holland, IL, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Melvin Flassig. Loving mother of Douglas Flassig and the late Kathi Lynn Flassig. Preceded in death by sisters and brothers: late Hildegard Sindt, late Erma Sindt, late John (late Olive) Sindt, late Emil (late Delores) Sindt, and the...
Omah "Kay" Hall
May 12, 2016
Omah "Kay" Katherine Hall, nee Cowser, age 87, of Chicago Heights, IL, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. Beloved wife for 61 years of the late Erwin Hall. She is survived by a daughter, Diana (late Jack) Mink; 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren; a sister, May (Carl) Thomsen;brother, Ron (Sarah) Cowser; sister-in-law, Faye Cowser, and good friend Lester Jones. She was...
Charles J Eckel
May 8, 2016
Charles J. Eckel age 93, of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully May 8, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Mildred I. Eckel nee Lefevre. Loving father of Charles E. Eckel and William J. Eckel. Cherished grandfather of Sandrah Eckel. Dear brother of the late John Eckel. Charles was a WWII Army Air Corps Veteran and retired from International Harvester as...
Joseph J Sadowski
May 8, 2016
Joseph Sadowski, 93, of Crete, Illinois passed away peacefully May 8, 2016. Beloved husband of Amelia Sadowski nee Surma. Loving father of Jerome (Georgian), Barbara (Anthony) Eppolito and Thomas (fianceé Clevonne Jeka) Sadowski. Cherished grandfather of Sonja (John), Julia (David), Beth (Adam), Brian (fiancée Sarah), Lauren, Matthew and Ryan. Cherished great grandfather of Pippa, Philip and Hunter. He was preceded...
Edna Cox
May 8, 2016
Edna Cox nee Holtz, age 96, of Steger, Illinois passed away peacefullyMay 8, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Herchel Cox. Loving mother of William (Dorothy) Cox, Cheryl (Bradley) Wargin, and Jeannine (Herman) Schroeder. Cherished grandmother of six;great-grandmother of four. Dear sister of Carolyn (Garland) Stadt and Patricia (Franklin) Unruh. Visitation Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. until thetime...
Lisa Gurtler Henry
May 8, 2016
Lisa Gurtler Henry, age 51, of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Dyer, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 8, 2016. Beloved wife of Raymond Henry. Loving mother of Tiffany and Billy.Devoted daughter of William and the late Jean Gurtler. Dear sister of Greg (Diana) Gurtler. Kind aunt of several nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday, May 12,...
Charles L Jordan
May 1, 2016
Charles Lawrence Jordan, age 90 of Beecher, IL formerly of Farmersville, IL passed away on May 1, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Mary Jordan. Loving father of Margaret (Carl) Bell, Tim Jordan, Colleen Wisar, Joanne (Greg) Young, Karen (Mark) Yingling, Teresa (Al) Darabaris and the late Kathy (Carl) Godkin. Cherished grandfather of twenty-three, great-grandfather of nine. Special friend of...
Claire Yadron
Apr 30, 2016
Claire Yadron, nee Stojak, age 83, of South Holland, IL, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Anton "Tony" E. Yadron. Loving mother of Debra(John) Dennison, David(Toni) Yadron, Caryn(David) Horton, Daniel(Jane) Yadron, and Marilyn(Don) Kufahl. Devoted grandmother of nine; great-grandmother of two. Dear sister of Adele (late Bruno) Dzierwa, the late Fran (late Frank) Pniewski, late...
Tara L Leonard
Apr 30, 2016
Tara L. Leonard, age 34, of Lynwood, IL, suddenly, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016. Beloved mother of Antonio Ratliff. Loving daughter of Paula (Raymond) Nudi and the late Thomas Leonard. Dearest sister of Lisa Leonard. Loved by many cousins and dear friends. Visitation Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 2:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Home 2121 Pleasant Springs...
Brian Earl Mcgee
Apr 28, 2016
Brian E. McGee, age 50, of Dyer, IN, suddenly, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. Loving father of Aisling and Hunter McGee. Devoted son of Wayne and Norma "Janie" McGee. Dear brother of Wayne (Sue) McGee. Kind uncle of Tyler, Jacob, Megan, and Cameron. Loved by many aunts, uncles, cousins, and dear friends. Ex-husband of Barbara Downey McGee. Memorial visitation...
Erwin A Hecht
Apr 27, 2016
Erwin A. Hecht, 95, a lifelong resident of Steger, Illinois, passed away peacefully April 27, 2016 in Reedsburg, WI. Beloved husband of the late Norma Hecht nee Greig. Loving father of Susan (William) Gebhardt, Judy (Robert) Bass and Janice (Dave) Vock. Cherished grandfather of Matthew Gebhardt, William (Tera) Gebhardt, Eric (Brittney) Vanderpoel, David Michael (Laura) Vock and Emily Vock. Great...
